Convertible furniture



c. E. JAMES AND w. E. SMITH.

CONVERTIBLE FURNITURE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 25, 1920.

Patented Apr. 18, 1922.

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CONVERTIBLE FURNITURE.

APPLICATION HLED OCT. 25, I920- Patented Apf. 18, 1922.

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1122/ (S'Wl Ja/mea' I Mme CHARLES nnwnn To all whom it may concem 1 7-" provement's I in Convertible?" Furniture, of

I which the following-is a speeificationj f This invention relates to convertible-;fui;'- niture and has for its-object to provide an; article of furniture which may be converted for use either as a lounge, a bedstead, an easy chair, orra: dejck;chair;,and which may under certain occupations thereof be also provided with separate rest seatsor tables or with a rest seat and a table. a I

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings-in which Fig. 1 is a per.- spective view of the article of furniture erected for use either as an easy chair or a 7 deck chair and with a table and arest seat;

Fig. 2 is a cross section of the furniture illustrated in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 isa perspective view of the article of furniture erected for use either as a bedstead or a'lou'nge; and Fig. 1 is. a cross section of the furniture shown in. Fig. 3.

The furniture consists of foldable side portions 1 and 2 which are hinged to each other at 3 and may be extended as shown in r Fig. 3 or folded againstv each other when the detachablefrom the side. portions 1 and 2;]

portions and are interchangeable for; use

seats or tables 4 and 5 have'been removed therefrom. Located between the side, portions 1 and aflixed thereto is the box or; recess 7 having a cover 6. hinged-at20 to said box;

At the forward and rear ends respectively of the box 7 are the extension pieces 8 and 9 which are hinged to the front and rear walls.

of thebox'at 10 and 11'; said extension pieces respectively carry supporting legs 12 and 13 hinged at 14 and 15 and foldable on tosaid extensions. The-tables or seats 5 and- 4. are

they carry suitable hook fastenings 16 capable of engaging the rails of the said side thereon either as a pair of table'sor as a pair of rest seats, or'as a single-table and a single-rest seat as shown inL'Fig. 1. Said tables are removed from the. sidelportlons .1

and 2 when it is desired to utilize the furniture either as a lounge or asa bedstead as shown in Fig. 3. Hook and eye fastenings 2 1. are respectively attached to thejlegs 12 and 13 a licat n file's na has, 19a.rs aai 'm,419,43

.sidesthereof. These; chains} may depend .65 curedfto'the' extension piece 9; inwhich Ann 'wrnninnr Emm t-1mm WAVERLE QY E SYDNEY, NEW sown wanes, nusrnnmn; j .7

hfies and' xt si i e ibe e rly held to each other when the legs are erected .Specificationof v V 7 a, nd-the extensionj pieces'fi' and 9 to enable Be 5 it known that" we CHARLES 'EDWARD r JAMES and WVILnI'AM EDW'IN- SMITH, isubj ects of the l King of Great Britain 5 and Ireland, residing at 88 'Cowpei -'Street,--Waver1ey, 1 V n'ear'sydney, NeW'fSoutlf'Wales; Australi'ap have invented certain new and *useful 1m each ofthese pinsfcarries a chain 19adapted to be secured to "the extension piece9fatfboth fiQm' Sai'd' pins 18 or *thei'riliilks may be se event the said extension piecemay be usedas aQha'ck or" head rest; for a person'ioccupying the-' c'enti'al f po'rti on; G ofjthe furniture. as a restfseasg- When the legs 12 are folded to the exten sion piece 8, the latter may be closed Within the box 7 upon raising the'cover 6 thereof;

Similarly, when the chains 19 are detached" l from-the extension piece 9 the latter may be made to overfold on-the cover 6 of the box 7.

'At the back of the extensionpiece 9 to the rearandat either side thereof is a catch 21 conslsting of a metal plate'bent to L-shape and on the posts 22 of the side portions 2 are eyes 23. The said eyes are positioned on the posts 22 to enable them to be engaged'by the catches 21 on the extensionpiece 9'when the furniture is erected for use as a lounge or a bedstead and the said extension piece is lying in horizontal position as shown in Figs. 3 "and 4.

If the rest seats or tablesetan'd 5 are de tached from the furniture the foldable side] portions 1 and 2 :may bejuxtaposed; The

furnitureis then usable as an easy or adeck f chair without side tablesyor seats; In Fig. H V

1 the-side portions 2 are shown in angular.

relation to the sideportions land a rest seat. l is set between one pair of 'said side portions whilst a table5 is set between theotherl pair of saidside portions; If the furniture is to vbe used as a chair, the extension-piece 8 Q 3 f i maybe set on a support. asjshown in Fig 1, f

the folding legs" 12 hinged tothe extension" 8 resting on the'support. The extension jS may, however, beclosed within the box 7 by folding the legs 12 on the extension'S and raisingthe cover 6-to enablethe said exten-' l r V s-ion to be en'closedwithin the box 7 if the furniture is 'to-be'used'asa chair.

In case the furniture is'to'bej used as a bedstead or alounge, the chains .19 are detached 1 from the extension piece 9 and the side por-' tions 2 are swung-on thehinges 3 to bring the side portions 1 and 2 into alignment as shown in Fig. 3 the catches 21 engaging the eyes 23 when the extension piece 9 is lowered to horizontal position. The extension piece 8 is also set in erect position as shown in Fig. 3 with its legs 12 resting on a support. Similarly the legs 13 are set to support thev extension piece 9.

Cushions or mattresses of any approved type may be used in connection with the furniture when it is being used either as a rest chair or as a bedstead or. lounge. The

furniture is constructed of wood to any preferred pattern. Cushions maybe stored in the box? when they are ,not in'use. Whatrwe claim as. our invention and. desire to secure by Letters Patent is v Convertible furniture of the type herein described comprising a pair of stationary side frames, a box carried by said frames, a cover for said box hinged to the rear wall of the box, a rigid foot-extension of less length than said box having its rear end hinged to the front wall of said box, said extension being foldable into said box, sup:

to or parallel with said foot extension, a

pair of movable frames hinged to said stationary frames and adapted to be folded against the outer sides of said stationary frames, a back extension hinged to said box, a

means carried by said movable frames for connecting the back extension to sald movable frames, means for supporting said back extension inian inclined position, and an auxiliary backextenslon support of the same length as thelegs hinged to said back exten-.

sion and. capable of assuming positions at;

right angles to and parallel With said back extension. 1 r

tures,

. CHARLES EDWARD JAMES. WILLIAM EDWIN :SMITI-I;

In testimony whereof We aifix our signa-- 

